death is death
even though not all death is the same
as the space between one death
and the next
lies a heart
that has been broken
and mended
and then put back together
and then shattered again
and now …
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Archive for the ‘Prayers & Liturgy’ Category
Record Rates
the Amazon is burning at a record rate,
glaciers are melting at record rates,
kids are dying at borders at record rates,
overdoses are killing at record rates,
facism is increasing at record rates, and
populist candidates are winning at …
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Gas fire
Love.
My choice.
My feeling.
My MO
My change
My life
Love has caused me to make
choices I would not have made
have
feelings I have never felt
Operate outside of well established directions
Freeze and thaw
And it
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A Thanksgiving Prayer
[Picture is one I took in Iceland, it was an unforgettable moment of gratitude and awe that has never left.]
Each morning the sun rises
We are overwhelmed with what lies ahead
We are anxious about what’s left to be …
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A Prayer For Orlando And LGBTQ People Everywhere
Tonight we are here and we are uneasy. We are sad. We mourn the condition of the world.
I wrote this prayer with a heavy heart and longing to comfort and show compassion to those with the burden of unbearable …
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A Prayer for “Act Like Men”
We ran a small conference on the weekend as a response to the Act Like Men conference this coming weekend. The group of 200 of us prayed this together to end.
You can listen to all the talks here.…
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Prayer: Sending off Our Friend
God
Loss isn’t something we like facing into.
It’s not something we plan for
It’s not something we we want in our future
It’s not something we can control or fit into our plans
Yet it’s not our plans we …
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Prayer: Genesis and Creation
God of heaven and earth. God who sees us. God who hears our cry.
We thank-you for creating us and creating this world.
We know you are not done, and that this world is far from the good that you …
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Prayer: We Are Small
Remind us of our smallness
Remind us that you are still working, even when we can’t see
Remind us that the kingdom exists all around us
Remind us that hope is found buried and covered in dirt
Transform our desires …
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Prayer: Crunching Numbers
God, we know that we don’t have what it takes
We know that we are fallen, sinful people
We know that even in our best moments we fail to meet your demands
So teach us more about your grace
Remind …
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